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The last census to mention the religion of southerners dates back to 1956 where a majority were classified as following traditional beliefs or were Christian, while 18% were Muslim. [2] The most recent Pew Research Center report on Religion and Public Life estimated that in 2020, there were 610,000 Muslims in South Sudan, comprising 6.2% of the ...
JUBA (Reuters) -South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan ...
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in South Sudan, with significant minorities of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam. President Salva Kiir , a Catholic , while speaking at St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba , stated that South Sudan would be a nation which respects freedom of religion .
Slave raids were widely reported to have continued until the end of the civil war in 2005, which led to the mainly black African South Sudan seceding from Arabic-speaking Sudan six years later.
Most Sudanese Muslims are of the Sunni branch of Islam. [22] Sunni Islam in Sudan is not marked by a uniform body of belief and practice, however. Some Muslims opposed aspects of Sunni orthodoxy, and rites having a non-Islamic origin were widespread, being accepted as if they were integral to Islam, or sometimes being recognized as separate.
Sudan's penal code criminalizes the conversion of Muslims to other religions, a crime punishable by death. Ibrahim married a Christian man from southern Sudan in a church ceremony in 2011.
Pages in category "South Sudanese Muslims" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Hussein Abdelbagi;
Islam in South Sudan (1 C, 1 P) L. South Sudanese religious leaders (2 C) R. Religious buildings and structures in South Sudan (1 C) Religious organisations based in ...